Science in medieval Islam

Science in medieval Islam, also known as Islamic science or Arabic science, is the science developed in the Islamic world during the Islamic Golden Age (c.750 CE - c.1258 CE), During this time, Indian, Iranian and especially Greek knowledge was translated into Arabic. These translations became a wellspring for scientific advances, by scientists from the Islamic civilization, during the Middle AgesScientists within the Islamic civilization were of diverse ethnicities. Most were actually Persianas well as a great number of Arabs Moors, Egyptians and Turks^{[citation needed]}. They were also from diverse religious backgrounds. Most were Muslims but there were also some Christians^{[citation needed]} and Jews as well as Sabians,^{[citation needed]} ZoroastrThe term Islam refers to the religion of Islam, and also the Islamic civilization which formed around it Islamic civilization is composed of many faiths and cultures, although the proportion of Muslims among its population has increased over timeThe religion of Islam was founded during the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. After his death in 632, Islam continued to expand under the leadership of its Muslim rulers, known as Caliphs. Struggles for leadership of the growing religious community began at this time, and continue today. The early periods of Islamic history after the death of Muhammad can be referred to as the Umayyad CaliphatesDuring the Umayyad Caliphate, the Islamic empire began to consolidate its territorial gains. Arabic became the language of administration. The Arabs became a ruling class assimilated into their new surroundings across the empire, rather than occupiers of conquered territoriesians^{[citation needed]} and the irreligious